The well-dressed traveler ran like a bull charging a red cape,  entering an open area in front of the waiting lines at Amsterdam’s United International check-in.  “Excuse me – there’s a queue,” I commented from the front of the line. “But I’m Global Services,” he proclaimed haughtily, shocked at my objection.  Thankfully, a United Airlines agent asked the “gentleman” to step to the end of the preferred travelers line. It occurred to me then that international airline travel is a good analogy for what’s happening in the US economy as we shed middle class jobs. You’ve either been born to the right parents, secured a good career and are living the life of the preferred traveler or you are stuck in the very back rows – unable to afford any preferential treatment. The gap between the two life styles is growing with our…